Matuszewski Szymon
Laboratory of Criminalistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Święty Marcin 90, 61-809 Poznań, Poland.
Wielkopolska Centre for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
Insects. 2021 Apr 1;12(4):314. doi: 10.3390/insects12040314.
During death investigations insects are used mostly to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI). These estimates are only as good as they are close to the true PMI. Therefore, the major challenge for forensic entomology is to reduce the estimation inaccuracy. Here, I review literature in this field to identify research areas that may contribute to the increase in the accuracy of PMI estimation. I conclude that research on the development and succession of carrion insects, thermogenesis in aggregations of their larvae and error rates of the PMI estimation protocols should be prioritized. Challenges of educational and promotional nature are discussed as well, particularly in relation to the collection of insect evidence.
在死亡调查中，昆虫主要用于估计死后间隔时间（PMI）。这些估计值只有在接近真实PMI时才准确。因此，法医昆虫学面临的主要挑战是降低估计误差。在此，我回顾了该领域的文献，以确定可能有助于提高PMI估计准确性的研究领域。我得出结论，应优先开展关于腐尸昆虫的发育和演替、其幼虫聚集时的产热以及PMI估计协议的错误率的研究。还讨论了具有教育和推广性质的挑战，特别是与昆虫证据收集相关的挑战。
